2.9        Other Life Safety Provisions & Requirements

2.9.1            Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

A.     Consultant shall add a note on the drawings to state:

“When construction requires the temporary or permanent relocation of an AED, the Contractor shall be responsible to do the following regarding the AED and the cabinet in which it is stored:

1.      For the AED: Notify the Fire Rescue Department (FRD) to schedule an EMS lieutenant to supervise the removal of the AED. Deliver the AED to the Fire Station and obtain a “Received Property” receipt from the person who receives the AED at the Fire House. All AED’s are monitored by the CASS and will alarm upon cabinet being opened.

2.      For the AED Cabinet: If the cabinet must be removed to accommodate construction, the Contractor shall remove it and deliver it to the Fire Station and obtain a “Received Property” receipt from the person who receives the cabinet at the Fire House.

3.      Reinstallation: The Contractor shall retrieve the AED and the cabinet from the Fire House and reinstall them as soon as possible after construction in the affected area is complete. As required by the Fire Marshal, reinstallation may be required prior to Substantial Completion of the entire project.

2.9.2            Kitchen Hoods, HVAC and Natural Gas

Refer to Volume 2, Chapter 9.

2.9.3            Electrical Distribution Systems and Emergency Power Requirements

Refer to Volume 2, Chapter 11.

2.9.4            Exit Signs

Refer to Chapter 5, Signage and Graphics.

2.9.5            Door Numbering and Signage

Refer to the following:

A.     PEGS Volume 3, Chapter 5 Signage and Graphics

B.     PEGS Volume 1, Section 2.4 Door Number Assignment

C.      PEGS Volume 2, Section 14.2.2.2 Door Numbering Plates

2.9.6            Knox Box System

A.     The Knox Box System is a high security key box designed to give firefighters and emergency responders immediate access to locked buildings, elevators, and other secured areas.  The Knox Box System has been approved by the MDOT MAA as a sole source procurement.

B.     Applicable building contract documents shall include the requirements for the installation of Knox Box System.

C.      The contract documents show required the contractor to contact the MDOT MAA’s Office of the Fire Marshal for the Knox Box System Authorization/Order form and obtain the MDOT MAA Fire Marshal’s signature.

D.     The consultant shall coordinate the number size, and location of Knox Boxes with the MDOT MAA’s Office of the Fire Marshal.